Derrick Rose is so close to the NBA Eastern Finals he can almost taste it. The NBA’s MVP erupted for 33 points and nine assists Tuesday to lead the Bulls to a 95-83 Game 5 victory over Atlanta, pushing them within one game of their first trip to the conference finals since 1998. The Bulls, […]
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Kevin Durant was begging for the basketball, hoping his teammates would remember to find their leading scorer. After failing to score during a period of nearly seven minutes earlier in the overtime, Durant stepped up when his team most needed it Monday night in a game tied for the second longest in NBA playoff history. Durant […]
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Derrick Rose showed why he merited the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award Friday with the kind of all-around performance befitting the honor. Rose blistered Atlanta for a career-high 44 points boosting the Bulls to a 99-92 victory and a 2-1 edge in the best-of-seven series. But it wasn’t just scoring that helped Rose vanquish the Hawks […]
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LeBron James’ historic playoff struggles against Boston appear to be ending with a new team. James went for 35 points and seven rebounds to lead Miami’s 102-91 victory over the Celtics, boosting the Heat’s lead in the best-of-seven series to 2-0. With Cleveland, James was eliminated by the Celtics in two of the last three […]
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Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki celebrated his team’s first-round series victory over Portland for just a few moments before realizing the bigger task at hand. Winning a first-round series was nice. But the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers loom for the Mavericks. “Once you’ve been in the playoffs for a number of years, you want to […]
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Ty Lawson was poised to take a bigger-than-normal role Monday night for Denver. After losing three games to start the Nuggets’ playoff series, George Karl knew that Lawson needed a big outing to keep their season alive. Lawson responded with a career playoff-high 27 points to pace the Nuggets 104-101 victory over Oklahoma City to […]
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A slow start and a cut about his right eye couldn’t stop Chris Paul. And neither could the Los Angeles Lakers. Paul rebounded after finally scoring in the final 63 seconds of the first half to produce his first triple-double of the season with 27 points, 13 rebounds and 15 assists in the Hornets’ 93-88 […]
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Some day, Gerald Wallace vows to tell his memories of one of the greatest comebacks in NBA history. The Portland forward was there to see his teammate Brando Roy erupt for 18 fourth-quarter points, leading the Trail Blazers to a dramatic 84-82 comeback victory over Dallas. “When people ask me what did I do in […]
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Boston’s array of stars came up with huge performances Friday night to push the Celtics to the brink of a series sweep. Rajon Rondo contributed a triple-double to support huge scoring efforts from Paul Pierce and Ray Allen in the Celtics’ 113-96 victory over the injury-depleted Knicks, pushing them to a 3-0 series lead in […]
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After featuring a big effort from Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook in Oklahoma City’s playoff opener, the Thunder got more people involved Wednesday night as they cruised to an impressive Game 2 triumph over Denver. Durant went for 23 points and Westbrook added 21 in the Thunder’s 106-89 triumph over the Nuggets. But James Harden […]
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